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Retail and sales
Retail buyers choose products for shops to sell, like clothing, toys, electrical goods and food.
You can do a degree before joining a retail company graduate scheme. Employers recruit from a range of degree subjects. Some particularly relevant subjects include:
You could choose a course that includes a year's work placement to get relevant experience alongside your qualification. Or you could gain experience from a part-time job or a summer internship. Your university careers service can help you to find part-time roles, placements and internships. You'll usually need 2 to 3 A-Levels, or equivalent, for a degree.
You could do a course at college to get some of the skills needed to work in retail. Examples are:
You'll need:
You could:
With experience and training you could become a senior buyer, buying controller or head of buying. You could also move into product management, marketing or merchandising.
Sales representatives meet or ring customers to persuade them to buy products or services.
Customer service assistants deal with customers' enquiries, purchases and complaints.
Air cabin crew help make sure that airline passengers have a comfortable, safe and pleasant flight.
Estate agents sell and rent out commercial and residential property, acting as negotiators between buyers and sellers.
Sales assistants sell products and help customers.
Tourist information centre assistants give information to visitors about transport, tourist attractions and local services and activities.
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